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Checklist for Family Limulidae Leach, 1819 (Horseshoe Crab)
and region USA (North America)


Class
 		Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates		23
73
135		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Xiphosura
Latreille, 1802
Horseshoe crabs		10
19
22		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Xiphosurida ♰
Pearce, 1936
5
13
20		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Limulina
Richter & Richter, 1929
2
5
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyLimulidae
Leach, 1819
Horseshoe Crab, Horseshoe crabs, Modern Horseshoe crabs		3
4		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
3 Genera with 4 Species
Crenatolimulus Feldmann, Sc..., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Limulus Mueller, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Tachypleus Leach, 17851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
4 Species
Crenatolimulus paluxyensis Feldmann et al., 2011
Limulus coffini Reeside & Ha..., 1952
Limulus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758American Horseshoe Crab
Tachypleus gigas Müller, 1785Coastal horseshoe crab

Subnodes of Limulidae with occurrences in USA
SubfamilyLimulinae
Leach, 1819
2
3		Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Limulidae at artfakta.se
Limulidae at dyntaxa.se
Limulidae at gbif.org
Limulidae at irmng.org
Limulidae at itis.gov
Limulidae at marinespecies.org